Sea and Orix Asia Capital co-led a round that increased the credit assessment technology provider’s total funding to almost $270m.
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Bloomberg enters the mix as Blender raises $16m
A Bloomberg subsidiary joined Eiffel Investment Group for a round that boosted the total raised by the online lending platform to $23.5m.
Ant Financial confirms $200m slice of Zomato
Zomato has received $150m from Alibaba’s financial services affiliate, which also bought $50m of shares from classified listings operator Info Edge.
Big Deal: DoorDash fetches $535m
The SoftBank-led series D round is indicative of a startup space where logistics, buying and transport are moving closer together.
Mist clears $46m in series C round
The wireless internet technology producer took its total funding to $88m with a round featuring GV, NTT Docomo Ventures and Dimension Data.
Bilibili looks to ring up $400m in IPO
The anime streaming platform has raised more than $510m from investors including Tencent and Legend Capital.
Corporate venturing deal net: 26 February-2 March 2018
Technology and trading firm Susquehanna International Group invested $5m in UK-based online and mobile financial trading technology developer TigerWit yesterday. The funding will be invested in developing the company’s mobile trading technology, including the use of blockchain in the trading process. Tagnos, a US-based developer of automation technology for clinical healthcare logistics processes, raised $5m… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 26 February-2 March 2018
Corporates pick out Magazino for investment
Germany-based robotics provider Magazino has completed a $24.8m financing round led by Körber Group, a diversified conglomerate that operates in industries such as automation, logistics and industrial equipment. E-commerce company Zalando, supply chain services provider Fiege Logistics and Cellcom Resources, an investment vehicle for Peter K. K. Lee, a vice-chairman of conglomerate Henderson Group, also… Continue reading Corporates pick out Magazino for investment
Helix comes back to corporates for $200m round
Illumina and Mayo Clinic have reinvested in the genomics services platform, which has closed the first tranche of its series B round.
SoftBank makes DoorDash in $535m series D
The food delivery service is now valued at $1.4bn after raising cash in a SoftBank-led round that boosted its overall funding to $722m.
Tencent chases down Chehaoduo in $818m round
Online automotive retail and services platform Chehaoduo has raised more than $1.7bn in total, after Tencent led its series C round.
Quentis wins $48m from series A quest
The immuno-oncology therapy startup has completed a round that included Taiho Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie Ventures.
Amgen helps send $53m to Senti Biosciences
Adaptive drug technology developer Senti has completed a New Enterprise Associates-led series A round that included Amgen Ventures.
Novo commits $165m to Repair Impact Fund
The fund will invest up to $40m a year to back developers of drugs that will address the growing resistance of diseases to antibiotics.